StandardAero, a major maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist, is having a good year and, Marc Drobny, the new president of business aviation, says it is the result of a fresh approach he describes as “bigger, better and bolder.”
After remaining relatively low for several years, the rising price of fuel in 2018 presents additional challenges for small FBO chains and independents, which are trying to cope with industry consolidation.
It has been a while since Adam Twidell was flying C-130s for the Royal Air Force, but he still exudes the upbeat, can-do spirit synonymous with the British armed service.
Inside Textron Aviation’s Industrial Design Studio, the interior of the company’s new high-wing, utility Cessna SkyCourier twin turboprop is taking shape.
The world’s largest fractional operator, NetJets, has reaffirmed its commitment to Bombardier’s Global 7500 ultra-long-range, high-speed business jet, and will take delivery of the first one in 2021.
Gulfstream’s new G500 was designed by pilots for pilots, with an intuitive flight deck that includes active-control sidesticks, customizable touchscreens and a comfortable cockpit for long-range flights, noted a Gulfstream pilot following a media flight over Orlando, Florida.
Garmin International is expanding the availability of its G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for upgrades on aircraft equipped with its G1000 flight deck.
Japan is represented in force at this year’s convention, committed to spreading the word that the country is eager to accept both business air travelers and tourists.
Tamarack Aerospace Group is having a busy year with a newly rolled-out plan to generate further interest in its patented Atlas active winglet system for Cessna Citations.
Virgin Group and Japan Airlines are among those committed to the $200 million, 45-/55-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner, the former company additionally a possibility for building up to 60 per year in a new plant in California.
Gary Dempsey, the National Air Transportation Association’s new president, has a full range of issues to address and resolve, especially illegal charter.
Newest Aerion team member Honeywell will play a critical role in helping position the A2 supersonic aircraft in the correct atmospheric conditions to ensure that when it is flying at Mach 1-plus overland, no sonic boom ever reaches the ground.
As the very first Boeing BBJ MAX and Airbus ACJneo business jets head toward the completion centers, Comlux will be unique in getting one of each at the same time.
Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet project is accelerating with the addition of Honeywell to the development team, along with the definition of a viable transonic engine from General Electric.
TAC Air is touting history as it invests $140 million to refurbish a 60-year-old Braniff facility at Dallas Love Field (KDAL), resulting in a new FBO and a consolidating facility for fractional operator Flexjet. TAC Air cites the Texas Historic Commission as a partner as it repurposes a DalFort Aerospace building originally known as the Braniff Airlines Operations and Maintenance Base.
The unveiling of General Electric’s Affinity engine for Aerion’s AS2 here at NBAA is the strongest signal yet that the era of supersonic business aviation is finally getting underway.
Civil supersonic jet developers and would-be operators have been boosted by FAA reauthorization legislation agreed to by House and Senate committee leaders that appears to pave the way for a supersonic renaissance.
Flight tracking data provider FlightAware has added space-based surveillance coverage to its ground network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast receivers and announced Rockwell Collins ARINCDirect as its first partner for the enhanced offering to business aviation.
